For GSOTD for today, I will be adding six songs, all six songs come by request from three requestees and from the playlists that they have submitted here in the community. The first request comes from @QueenElenaBella, the name of her playlist is called Songs That Everyone Will Like. 1) Wildest Dreams by Taylor Swift. 2) Umbrella by Rihanna. The next request comes from @Pandora this playlist is from the music artist Ariana Grande and from her new album Positions. 1) My Hair. 2) West Side. The final request comes from @tr3coast with both songs coming from WGFM- 88.3 PM 30 Max playlist. 1) I Miss You by Bigg Robb. 2) Too Many Memories by Johnny Taylor. Enjoy the selections for today.    Dream Pop// Synth Pop: Wildest Dreams by Taylor Swift.  Wildest Dreams  "Wildest Dreams" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, taken from her fifth studio album, 1989. Swift wrote the song with its producers Max Martin and Shellback. "Wildest Dreams" is a synth-pop and dream pop power ballad that incorporates an atmospheric production equipped with string instruments and Swift's heartbeat as its beat. The lyrics describe Swift's plea for her lover to remember her despite the inevitable end of their relationship.  Pop// Hip-hop//R&B: Umbrella by Rihanna.  Umbrella (Remix) (Radio Single)  " Umbrella " is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna from her third studio album Good Girl Gone Bad (2007). It features American rapper Jay-Z, who co-wrote the song. R&B//Soul: My Hair by Ariana Grande. My Hair  “my hair” is a 2020 reinvention of an old-school soul that flips its first verse from a double entendre into an invitation for someone to run their fingers through her tresses. Grande’s whistle range acts as a counterpoint to her understated flirtation, "My Hair" debuted at #65 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the chart week of November 14, 2020.  R&B: West Side by Ariana Grande. West Side  Ariana Grande’s “west side” is the 10th track off of her 2020 studio album, “positions.” The song is centered around the idea of being picky with her love. Ariana is demanding in an enticing way on this track. R&B//Soul: I Miss You by Bigg Robb. I Miss You  It’s been almost 3 decades since Robert ”Bigg Robb” Smith started on his professional musical journey. Hailing from Cincinnati Ohio, Robb’s earliest childhood memories are of him reading Ebony and Jet magazine aloud for family and friends.  R&B//Soul: Too Many Memories by Johnny Taylor.  Too Many Memories  Johnnie Harrison Taylor (May 5, 1934 – May 31, 2000) was an American recording artist and songwriter who performed a wide variety of genres, from blues, rhythm and blues, soul, and gospel to pop, doo-wop, and disco. Johnnie Taylor was born in Crawfordsville, Arkansas, United States. Until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

This Day In The History Of Music for this Tuesday afternoon. Have a great Tuesday.   1957: "Ziegfeld Follies of 1957" closes at Winter Garden NYC after 123 performances. 1958: Oh Boy! The first teenage all-music TV show Oh Boy!, was broadcast for the first time in the UK. Each week Oh Boy! featured resident artists plus a selection of special guests. The residents included Cuddly Dudley, who sang on 21 shows, Cliff Richard (20 shows), The Drifters (Later to become The Shadows) (17 shows), and Marty Wilde (17 shows). Guests included Billy Fury, Tony Sheridan, Shirley Bassey, and Lonnie Donegan; with occasional US stars, such as The Inkspots, Conway Twitty, and Brenda Lee. 1963: Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's musical "The Sound of Music", closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater, NYC, after 1443 performances. 1963: Kyu Sakamoto started a three-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Sukiyaki', the first-ever Japanese song to do so. It made No.6 on the UK chart in 1963 and was also a No.10 UK single for Kenny Ball in the same year.   1965: Bob Dylan records single "Like a Rolling Stone" (#1 in Rolling Stone magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time")   1968: "How Now, Dow Jones" closes at Lunt Fontanne, NYC, after 220 performances.   1968: "I Do! I Do!" closes at 46th St Theater, NYC, after 561 performances.   1968: "New Faces of 1965" closes at Booth Theater, NYC, after 52 performances.   1968: John Lennon and Yoko Ono plant two acorns for peace, at Coventry Cathedral, Coventry, England.   1968: "Yummy Yummy Yummy" by Ohio Express hits #4.   1969: During a short 5 date UK tour Led Zeppelin appeared at The Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England supported by Blodwyn Pig and The Liverpool Scene. The flyer for the tour stated: 'Come & take off, levitate with the Led Zeppelin album'.   1973: Motown Records released ‘Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye. The track became Gaye's most successful single for Motown and one of his most well-known songs, with the help of the song's sexually explicit content.   1974: Novelty song "The Streak" by Ray Stevens hits #1 on the UK pop chart.   1974: Abba's second album (but first UK release), 'Waterloo' entered the UK chart for the first time peaking at No.28. The album's title track won ABBA the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest.   1974: "Back Home Again" 8th studio album by John Denver is released (Billboard Album of the Year, 1975) 1980: "Fearless Frank" opens at Princess Theater NYC for 12 performances. 1981: Duran Duran released their debut studio album which reached No.3 on the UK Albums Chart and remained in the UK top 100 for 118 weeks. In the US the album reached No.10 on the Billboard 200 and spent 87 weeks on that chart. Singles from the album included the UK top 10 hits 'Planet Earth' and 'Girls on Film'.   1985: Dire Straits started a nine-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with, Brothers In Arms. The album is the seventh best-selling album in UK chart history and won two Grammy Awards at the 28th Grammy Awards, and also won Best British Album at the 1987 Brit Awards.   1988: During Bruce Springsteen's stay in Rome during a world tour a photographer took a shot of Bruce in his underpants sharing an intimate moment with his backing singer Patti Scialfa. The picture confirmed the rumors that Bruce and Patti were having an affair.  1989: Nirvana's debut album Bleach was released in the US. The title for the album came from a poster 'Bleach Your Works' urging drug users to bleach their needles. Kurt Cobain claimed that most of the lyrics on the album were written the night before recording while he was feeling "pissed off", and that he did not regard them highly.   1994: Disney's animated musical film "The Lion King" opens in theaters with $42 million.   1995: "Chronicles of a Death Foretold" opens at Plymouth NYC for 55 performances.   1996: US jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald died in Beverly Hills, California, aged 79. Already blinded by the effects of diabetes, Fitzgerald had both her legs amputated in 1993. Winner of 13 Grammy Awards, the 1956 'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook' was the first of eight "Songbook" sets. Appeared in the TV commercial for Memorex, where she sang a note that shattered a glass while being recorded on a Memorex cassette tape. The tape was played back and the recording also broke the glass, asking "Is it live, or is it Memorex".   1997: "Little Foxes" closes at Vivian Beaumont Theater NYC after 56 performances.   1998: 32nd Music City News Country Awards: Neal McCoy, Lorrie Morgan & Billy Ray Cyrus win.   2002: A rare autographed copy of The Beatles' album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band sold at auction for £34,000 ($57,800), more than five times the estimated price.   2003: Radiohead scored their fourth UK No.1 with their sixth studio album 'Hail To The Thief'. The title Hail to the Thief – a phrase used by anti-George W. Bush activists during the controversy surrounding the 2000 US presidential election was a play on 'Hail to the Chief', a march played to announce the arrival of the President of the United States.   2005: Coldplay went straight to No.1 on the US album chart with their third album 'X&Y', having already entered at number one in the UK. The last time a British artist had a simultaneous US and UK number one was in November 2000 with '1', a compilation of hits by The Beatles. The last studio album to reach number one on both sides of the Atlantic was Radiohead's 'Kid A' in October 2000. 'X&Y' went on to top over 30 global charts.   2008: Liverpool was voted England's most musical city in a national campaign set up by the Arts Council. The home of The Beatles Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, and The Zutons took 49% of the vote in an online poll set up by the funding body. Sheffield - which brought the world the Arctic Monkeys and Pulp - came second, while Manchester with Oasis, Stone Roses, and The Smiths came third.   2010: A case against a man accused of threatening Elton John's life was withdrawn just hours before his trial was due to begin. Neal Horsley had responded to Elton's suggestion that Jesus Christ was gay in a Parade magazine interview by writing an angry online response entitled "Why Elton John Must Die". After being held in an Atlanta, Georgia jail since last March, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kimberly Esmond Adams dismissed the case against Horsley because his actions did not warrant criminal charges.   2011: A case involving Joss Stone, Two men from Manchester were held on suspicion of conspiracy to rob and murder after being arrested close to the Devon home of the singer Joss Stone. The men, aged 33 and 30, were arrested after residents reported a suspicious-looking vehicle in the Cullompton area. A UK police source said they were found with swords, and a body bag, as well as detailed maps and aerial photos of Stone's property.   2013: A 24-year-old woman died in hospital after falling at the Stone Roses concert in Glasgow. The woman was among 50,000 fans who attended a gig at Glasgow Green to hear the Manchester indie band. Police also made a total of 24 arrests during and after the concert for anti-social and drug offenses.   2016: Brian May of Queen posted a note on his website objecting to Donald Trump's use of 'We Are The Champions' at campaign events. "Regardless of our views on Mr. Trump's platform, it has always been against our policy to allow Queen music to be used as a political campaigning tool," May wrote. The following month, Trump used the song as his entrance music when he made his first appearance at the Republican convention.   2016: Jimmy Page Led Zeppelin's guitarist Jimmy Page denied stealing the riff to 'Stairway To Heaven' when he took the stand at a copyright trial in the US. The band was accused of lifting the opening guitar line from 'Taurus', a 1968 track by the band Spirit. Page testified that he had never heard the song until people started posting comparisons online a few years ago. Page admitted to owning several Spirit albums, but only remembered buying two of them, neither of which contained Taurus. Under questioning, he conceded that he did own a copy of the band's self-titled debut, on which the track appears, but could not recall how it came to be part of his collection.   Born On This Day In The Music World:   1636: Johann David Mayer, German composer, born in Schwäbisch Hall (d. 1696)   1728: Pietro Alessandro Pavona, Italian composer (d. 1786)   1734: Johann Ernst Altenburg, German composer, organist and trumpeter, born in Weißenfels (d. 1801)  1749: George Joseph Vogler, German composer, organist and teacher, born in Würzburg (d. 1814)   1763: Franz Danzi, German composer and cellist, born in Schwetzingen (d. 1826)   1821: Nikolay Zaremba, Russian composer, and teacher of Tchaikovsky, born in Vitebsk Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1879)   1843: Edvard Grieg, Norwegian composer (Bewitched One), born in Bergen, Norway (d. 1907)   1864: Guy Ropartz [Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz], French composer, born in Guingamp, France (d. 1955)  1865: Paul Gilson, Belgian composer, born in Brussels (d. 1942)   1886: Charles Wood, Irish composer of church music, born in Armagh, Northern Ireland (d. 1926)   1894: Robert Russell Bennett, American composer and arranger (Oklahoma!), born in Kansas City, Kansas (d. 1981)   1898: Thomas Henry Wait Armstrong, English organist and composer, born in Peterborough, England (d. 1994)   1900: Otto Luening, German American conductor, composer, and electronic music pioneer (Sonority Canon), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1996)   1900: Paul J. Mares, American jazz trumpeter and composer ("Farewell Blues"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1949)   1910: Berend Giltay, Dutch composer, born in Hilversum, Netherlands (d. 1975)   1910: David Rose, American Emmy Award-winning composer ("The Stripper"; "Holiday For Strings"), and orchestra leader (The Red Skelton Show), born in London, England.   1912: Alix Combelle, French swing saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader (Quintette du Hot Club de France), born in Paris, France (d. 1978)   1915: Patrick Piggott, British pianist, composer, and musicologist (The Life & Music of John Field; The Innocent Diversion - Music in the Life and Writings of Jane Austen), born in Dover, England (d. 1990)   1915: Allan Reuss, American jazz, big band, and session guitarist (Benny Goodman; Glenn Miller; Mildred Bailey), born in New York City (d. 1988)   1917: Michalis Genitsaris, Greek rebetiko singer and composer, born in Agia Sofia, Piraeus, Greece (d. 2005)   1922: John Veale, English composer, born in Bromley, Kent (d. 2006)   1922: Jaki Byard, American jazz pianist (Charlie Mingus), saxophonist, drummer, composer, arranger, and educator, born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 1999)   1923: Erroll Garner, American jazz pianist ("Misty"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1977)   1923: Melvin Moore, American jazz trumpeter, and singer, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1989)   1926: Jan Carlstedt, Swedish composer, born in Orsa, Sweden (d. 2004)   1927: Joji "George" Kawaguchi Japanese jazz drummer and bandleader, born in Fukakusa, Kyoto, Japan (d. 2003)   1929: Geoffrey Penwill Parsons, Australian piano player, born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1995)   1929: Gideon Nxumalo, South African jazz composer and pianist, born in Kimberley, South Africa (d. 1970)   1929: Nigel Pickering, from American 1960s sunshine pop band Spanky And Our Gang, who had the 1967 US No.9 single 'Sunday Will Never Be The Same Again'.   1929: Lotfollah "Lotfi" Mansouri, Persian opera director (Canadian Opera Company, 1976-88; introduced opera surtitles, 1983; San Francisco Opera, 1988-2001), born in Tehran, Iran (d. 2013)   1933: Sergio Endrigo, Italian singer ("Marianne"), born in Pola, Istria, Italy (now Croatia) (d. 2005)   1934: Ruby Nash Curtis [Garnett], American pop and R&B singer (Ruby and the Romantics - "Our Day Will Come"; "Hey There Lonely Boy"), born in Akron, Ohio.   1936: Alexandru Hrisanide, Romanian composer, born in Petrila, Romania (d. 2018)   1937: Ray Coleman, British author (biographies of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Brian Epstein, and Phil Collins), and music journalist (Melody Maker), born in Leicester, England (d. 1996)   1937: Rolf Riehm, German composer (Sirenen, Bilder des Begehrens und des Vernichtens (Sirens, images of desire and destruction)), born in Saarbrücken, Germany.   1937: American singer, songwriter, and musician Waylon Jennings. He worked as a DJ, played bass with Buddy Holly, (Jennings unintentionally missing flying with Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens on the flight on which they died). In 1976 he released the album Wanted! The Outlaws with Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser, and Jessi Colter, which became the first platinum country music album, and he was also a member of the country supergroup The Highwaymen with Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, and Johnny Cash. Jennings, who died on 13 February 13, 2002, was also the narrator for the TV show the Dukes of Hazzard.   1938: Tony Oxley, British free-jazz and avant-garde drummer, born in Sheffield, England.   1938: Aron Burton, American electric and Chicago blues bass guitarist, singer, and songwriter, born in Senatobia, Mississippi (d. 2016)   1940: Willem Frederik Bon, Dutch composer and pedagogue (Les Prédictions), born in Amersfoort, Utrecht, the Netherlands (d. 1983)   1941: American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson, who had the 1972 UK & US No.1 single with his version of The Badfinger song 'Without You', and the 1969 US No.6 single 'Everybody's Talkin' from the film Midnight Cowboy'. The Monkees, Three Dog Night & Ronettes all covered his songs. He died on January 14th, 1994 after he suffered a massive heart attack.   1943: Johnny Hallyday, 'the French Elvis', a major star in Europe he was credited for having brought rock and roll to France and sold more than 110 million records worldwide. Jimmy Page, Peter Frampton, and Foreigner Mick Jones have all played on his records. He died of lung cancer on 6 December 2017 age 74.   1943: Muff Winwood, The Spencer Davis Group, who scored 1966 UK No.1 single 'Keep On Running' and the 1967 US No.7 single 'Gimme Some Lovin'. He became a producer and A&R man for Sony Records.   1946: Janet Lennon, American pop vocalist (Lennon Sisters), born in Los Angeles, California.   1946: American musician and songwriter Leo Nocentelli best known as a founding member and lead guitarist of the funk band The Meters. Nocentelli has also worked with Dr. John, Robert Palmer, and Etta James and did session work for Motown acts including The Supremes, Temptations, and Spinners.   1946: Noddy Holder, guitar, vocals with English rock band Slade who scored 17 consecutive top 20 hits and six No.1's on the UK Singles Chart becoming the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles. Holder is now a TV actor, (The Grimleys) and radio and TV presenter.   1946: Demis Roussos, Greek singer and performer (Aphrodite's Child), born in Alexandria, Egypt (d. 2015)   1946: Duris Maxwell [Ted Lewis], Canadian session and touring drummer (Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers; Powder Blues Band), born in East York, Ontario (d. 2020)   1947: Paul Patterson, British classical composer (Spiders), born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.   1949: Australian musician Russell Hitchcock singer for the soft rock band Air Supply who scored the 1980 UK No.11 single 'All Out Of Love' and the 1981 US No.1 single 'The One That You Love'.   1949: Michael Lutz, American bassist, singer, guitarist (Brownsville Station - "Smokin' In The Boys Room"), and producer, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan.   1951: Steve Walsh, from American rock band Kansas, who scored the 1978 US No.3 single 'Dust In The Wind', and the 1978 hit single 'Carry On Wayward Son. which was the second-most-played track on US classic rock radio in 1995 and No.1 in 1997.  1951: Craig Gruber, American rock bassist (Rainbow), born in Cortland, New York (d. 2015)   1953: Raphael Wallfisch, British concert cellist, born in London, England.   1954: Terri Gibbs, American blind country music singer ("Somebody's Knockin'"), born in Miami, Florida.   1956: David Hinds from roots reggae group Steel Pulse had the 1978 UK hit single 'Prodigal Son'. Steel Pulse was the first non-Jamaican act to win the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album.   1957: Brad Gillis, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Night Ranger), born in Honolulu, Hawaii.   1958: Neil Arthur, from English synth-pop band Blancmange, had the 1982 UK No.7 single 'Living On The Ceiling'.   1961: Kai Eckhardt, Liberian-German jazz-fusion bassist (Garaj Mahal), born in Mainz, Germany.   1961: Yoshimi Iwasaki, a Japanese j-pop singer ("Touch"), born in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan.   1962: Andrea Rost, Hungarian lyric soprano, born in Budapest, Hungary.   1963: Scott Rockenfield, American drummer (Queensryche - "Breaking the Silence"), born in Seattle, Washington.   1965: British guitarist Mark Thwaite who has worked with The Mission, Gary Numan, Roger Daltrey, P.J. Harvey, Alanis Morissette, Sex Gang Children.   1966: Michael Britt, guitarist, with American country group Lonestar who had the 2000 US No.1 & UK No.21 single 'Amazed'. Lonestar has charted more than 20 singles on the Hot Country Songs chart, including 9 that reached No.1.   1969: American rapper and actor Ice Cube, rapper, who had 1992, US No.1 US album The Predator.   1969: Idalis DeLeón, American singer (Seduction - "Two To Make It Right"), actress (Six Feet Under), and television host (MTV; Extra), born in Brooklyn, New York.  1970: Gaëlle Méchaly, French soprano, born in Marseille, France.   1971: Bif Naked [Beth Torbert], Canadian singer-songwriter ("Spaceman") and actress, born in New Delhi, India.   1971: Nasheet Waits, American jazz drummer, born in New York City.   1976: Gary Lightbody, guitar, vocals, from Northern Irish rock band Snow Patrol, who scored the 2006 UK No.1 album Eyes Open and the 2006 UK No.6 single ‘Chasing Cars’.   1978: RoRo [Romell Chapman], American rapper (Another Bad Creation), born in Atlanta, Georgia.   1981: Billy Martin, guitarist, from American rock band Good Charlotte, who had the 2002 US No.7 album, The Young And The Hopeless, and the 2003 UK No.6 single 'Girls and Boys'.   1982: Haley Scarnato, American pop singer (American Idol), born in San Antonio, Texas.   1983: Julia Fischer, German violinist, and pianist, born in Munich, Germany.   1983: Laura Imbruglia, Australian singer-songwriter, born in Sydney, Australia.   1985: Nadine Coyle, from English-Irish pop girl group Girls Aloud, which was created through the ITV talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. scored the 2002 UK No.1 single 'Sound Of The Underground' and over 20 UK Top 20 singles. They hold the record for "Most Consecutive Top Ten Entries in the UK by a Female Group. 1986: Stjepan Hauser, Croatian cellist (2Cellos), born in Pula, Croatia. 1990: Kaspar Uljas, Estonian jazz accordion and bandoneon player, born in Estonia. Until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe. ... View more

Good Monday morning, as some of you may have noticed there was no post yesterday. Sundays are going to be my official day off, it will become a "me day". When your single you can have many "Me days" lol... This Day In The History Of Music for today.    1881: Player piano patented by John McTammany Jr (Cambridge, Massachusetts) 1923: Recording of 1st country music hit (Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane) 1946: Nat King Cole records "The Christmas Song" for the first time.   1951: "Courtin' Time" opens at National Theater NYC for 37 performances.   1953: Elvis Presley graduates from L. C. Humes High School in Memphis, Tennessee.   1956: "New Faces of 1956" opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 221 performances.   1961: Patsy Cline was seriously injured in a car accident. During her two-month hospital stay, her song "I Fall to Pieces" gave the singer her first Country No.1 and also became a huge country-pop crossover hit.   1963: During a UK tour The Beatles played at New Brighton Tower in Wallasey supported by Gerry and the Pacemakers. Tickets cost 6 shillings in advance. Between 1961 -1963, The Beatles played at The Tower Ballroom on 27 occasions.   1964: The Manish Boys, (featuring David Bowie) auditioned for the UK television talent show Opportunity Knocks.   1964: Touring Australia The Beatles arrived in Melbourne and were greeted at the airport by over 5,000 fans. Another 20,000 fans lined the route from the airport to the hotel, army and navy units were brought in to help control the crowds, cars were crushed, hundreds of girls fainted and over 50 people were admitted to the hospital with broken bones.   1965: Beatles release the album "Beatles VI".   1965: John Lennon's second book "A Spaniard in the Works" is published.   1967: The Doors appeared at Steve Paul's Scene, New York City, Jimi Hendrix was in the audience to see the show.   1969: John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear on David Frost's British TV Show. 1974: Ray Stevens was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'The Streak' a song about the latest British craze of streaking, (running naked in a public place).   1977: Led Zeppelin played the last of six sold-out nights in New York City during their 11th and final North American tour. The 3-hour set included: The Song Remains The Same Since I’ve Been Loving You, No Quarter, Ten Years Gone, 'Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love, Rock And Roll, and When the Levee Breaks.   1979: Rock group "Little Feat" disbands.   1980: Theme From NY, NY by Frank Sinatra hits #32. 1980: Billy Joel started a six-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Glass Houses', his second US No.1 album. The album features Joel's first song to peak at No.1 on Billboard's Pop Singles chart, 'It's Still Rock and Roll to Me.'   1984: A model of Boy George from Culture Club was unveiled at Madame Tussaud's Waxworks in London, England on his 23rd birthday.   1986: Bob Geldof was named in HRH's The Queen's Birthday Honours List, receiving an honorary Knighthood in recognition of his humanitarian activities.   1986: Three fans died during an Ozzy Osbourne gig at Long Beach Arena, California after falling from a balcony.   1987: Madonna played the first date on her Who's That Girl World Tour at the Osaka Stadium, Osaka, Japan. The tour became the highest-grossing tour ever, grossing over $20 million.   1987: 30 hired hands moved 800 rented NHS beds onto Saunton Sands in North Devon for Storm Thorgerson to shoot what would be the cover of the forthcoming Pink Floyd album 'A Momentary Lapse Of Reason. Rain interrupted the shoot and the team was forced to repeat the exercise two weeks later.   1988: Woman sues Chuck Berry for $5,000,000, alleges he hit her.   1988: "Guy" debut album by Guy is released.   1989: Pete De Freitas drummer with Echo And The Bunnymen was killed at the age of 27 when his motorbike collided with a car.   1989: Singer-songwriter Carol King gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.   1994: Composer Henry Mancini died aged 70. Wrote the music to 'Moon River, which was originally sung in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's by Audrey Hepburn, was also the theme song for the Andy Williams television show. Had the 1969 US No.1 single 'Love Theme from Romeo And Juliet.' Recorded over 90 albums, contributed music to over 100 movies, including 'Theme From The Pink Panther.'   1995: Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher died after a chest infection set in following a liver transplant. Had been a member of Taste before going solo, sold over 30m albums worldwide. Voted Melody Maker's Top Musician of the Year in 1972, auditioned for The Rolling Stones following the departure of Mick Taylor. Gallagher made his final performance on 10 January 1995 in the Netherlands.   1995: ABC's Diane Sawyer interviewed Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley on ABC-TV's Prime Time Live. It was the couple's first interview since their surprise marriage a year earlier and was part of the publicity push for Jackson's album 'HIStory - Past, Present, and Future: Book One. Jackson and Presley declared they were a "normal married couple who hoped to have a baby". When asked if they had sex, they replied "yes, yes, yes!" They also confirmed that a prenuptial agreement had been signed. 1997: Puff Daddy and Faith Evans started an 11 week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I'll Be Missing You', a tribute to the late Notorious B.I.G. Also a No.1 in the UK.   2000: American pianist and session musician Paul Griffin died aged 62. He recorded with hundreds of musicians from the 1950s to the 1990s. Griffin worked with Bob Dylan, Steely Dan, Don McLean, the Isley Brothers, Van Morrison, The Shirelles, and Dionne Warwick. He is best known for playing on the albums Bob Dylan albums Highway 61 Revisited, Blonde on Blonde, and Steely Dan's Aja.   2000: Noel Gallagher from Oasis was voted into first place in Melody Maker's annual 'Un-coolest People in Rock' survey. Marilyn Manson came second and Robbie Williams was voted third. 2000: 34th Country Weekly Presents the TNN Music Awards: George Strait & Faith Hill wins.   2002: During a UK visit Michael Jackson made a tour of Parliament and was shown the monarch's throne in the House of Lords. Whenever Jackson went outside he called for an umbrella to shield his face from the sun.   2002: Mick Jagger became a Sir when he was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours. It was claimed that the Queen avoided personally giving Jagger his knighthood because she thought he was an inappropriate candidate for the honor.   2007: Bob Dylan won Spain's Prince of Asturias Arts Award, one of the country's most prestigious honors. Jury chairman Jose Llado called Dylan a 'living legend of popular music and the guiding star of a generation that dreamed of changing the world'. Previous winners of the annual prize include US filmmaker Woody Allen.   2012: Ringo Starr's birthplace in Liverpool was saved from the threat of demolition. The house, a run-down three-bedroom Victorian terrace, was one of 400 buildings marked for demolition in the Dingle area of Liverpool, but Beatles fans and city residents had successfully lobbied to save the house, along with 15 others in the area. The Liverpool City Council has agreed to give locals the opportunity to fix up the properties.   2016: Irish rock guitarist, Henry McCullough died after never fully recovering from a severe heart attack he had suffered four years earlier. He recorded with Paul McCartney and Wings, featuring on the hit James Bond theme, 'Live and Let Die and 'My Love', the solo which he made up on the spot in front of a live orchestra. He was also a member of Spooky Tooth and The Grease Band.   2019: Britney Spears was granted a permanent restraining order against her former manager, Sam Lutfi who looked after her career from 2007 to 2008. A judge granted the five-year order forbidding Lutfi from contacting Spears and her relatives and from making disparaging comments about them online. The singers' father Jamie Spears told the court how Lutfi had been a "predator" on his family for over 10 years and he was "worried" about his potential influence.   Born On This Day In The Music World:   1691: Jan Francisci, Slovak composer, born in Banská (d. 1758)   1730: Antonio Sacchini, Italian opera composer, born in Florence (d. 1786)   1760: Candido Jose Ruano, Spanish composer, born in El Viso, Spain (d. 1803)   1763: Johann "Giovanni" Simon Mayr, German composer and music director (Cathedral of Bergamo, 1802-45), born in Mendorf, Bavaria (d. 1845)   1769: Dominique Della-Maria, French Italian composer (The Prisoner), born in Marseilles France (d. 1800)   1835: Nikolay Rubinstein, Russian composer, and pianist, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1881) (O.S. 2 June)   1854: Frederik Rung, Danish composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1914)   1865: Auguste Serieyx, French composer and pedagogue, born in Amiens, France (d. 1949)   1877: Jane Bathori, French mezzo-soprano, born in Paris (d. 1970)   1882: Michael Zadora, American pianist and composer, born in New York City (d. 1946)   1884: John McCormack, Irish-American tenor (Irish folksongs), born in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland (d. 1945)   1893: Siggie Nordstrom, American singer (The Nordstrom Sisters), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1980)   1895: Cliff Edwards "Ukulele Ike", American singer (54th Street Revue, When You Wish Upon a Star), born in Hannibal, Missouri (d. 1971)   1904: Benno Ammann, Swiss composer, born in Gersau, Sweden (d. 1986)   1908: John Scott Trotter, American orchestra leader (George Gobel Show), born in Charlotte, North Carolina (d. 1975)   1909: Burl Ives, American folk singer and actor (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), born in Hunt City, Illinois (d. 1995) 1910: Rudolf Kempe, German conductor (Tonhalle Orch 1965-72), born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1976) 1916: Karl-Rudi Griesbach, German composer, born in Breckerfeld, Germany (d. 2000) 1918: Carter Harman, American composer, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2007) 1920: Helmer-Rayner Sinisalo, Karelian composer, born in Zlatoust, Ural (d. 1989) 1922: Arthur Jacobs, English musicologist (Penguin Dictionary of Music), born in Manchester (d. 1996) 1923: Theodore Bloomfield, American conductor, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1998) 1929: Cy Coleman [Seymour Kaufman], American songwriter (Witchcraft, Sweet Charity), born in NYC, New York (d. 2004) 1931: American soul singer and multi-instrumentalist Junior Walker. He had the 1966 US & UK Top 20 single 'How Sweet It Is', and the 1969 US No.4 single 'What Does It Take, To Win Your Love'. Walker also played sax on Foreigner's 1981 hit ‘Urgent.’ He died of cancer on 23 November 1995 aged 64.   1932: Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, American pianist, arranger, jazz, and classical composer (For Bird, With Love), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2004)   1936: Renaldo "Obie" Benson, American singer (The Four Tops), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2005)   1937: American jazz double-bassist Chuck Berghofer has worked with Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Getz, Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, and The Beach Boys on Glen Campbell.   1938: American-born, British-based folk recording artist Julie Felix. She had two UK Singles Chart hits in 1970, the first of several on the RAK label, produced by Mickie Most. The first was with the song entitled 'If I Could (El Cóndor Pasa)', while the second, 'Heaven is Here, was written by Errol Brown and Tony Wilson of Hot Chocolate. Felix died on 22 March 2020 age 81.   1940: Dary John Mizelle, American composer, born in Stillwater, Oklahoma.   1943: Harold Wheeler, American composer, and orchestrator, born in St. Louis, Missouri.   1943: Spooner Oldham, American songwriter and session musician, organist, best known as part of the studio backing band known as the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section of Alabama. He played on many hits including, Percy Sledge (When a Man Loves a Woman), Aretha Franklin (Respect, Wilson Pickett (Mustang Sally) and worked with Bob Dylan, Delaney Bramlett, Willy DeVille, Joe Cocker, the Hacienda Brothers, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, the Everly Brothers, Dickey Betts, Cat Power, J. J. Cale and many others.   1945: Rod Argent an English musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and record producer Rod Argent who was a member of The Zombies who had the 1964 UK No.12 single 'She's Not There' and went on to form the band Argent Argent who had the 1972 UK No.5 single 'Hold Your Head Up'.   1947: Barry Melton, American guitarist (Country Joe and the Fish), born in Brooklyn, New York.   1948: Steve Hunter an American guitarist, and session player Steve Hunter who has worked with Lou Reed, Aerosmith, and Alice Cooper. He played the acoustic intro on Peter Gabriel's 1977 hit 'Solsbury Hill'.   1949: Alan White an English drummer and songwriter Alan White, best known for his tenure in the progressive rock band Yes. In 1969, he joined the Plastic Ono Band after John Lennon invited him to play at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival festival. This led to drum work on Imagine and "Instant Karma!" for Lennon and All Things Must Pass by George Harrison.   1949: Jim Lea, English musician, bass, piano, violin with Slade who scored the 1971 UK No.1 single 'Coz I Luv You', plus five other UK No.1 hits and 18 UK Top 40 hit singles. Lea has since released a number of singles under the name Gang of Angels, Wild, and The X Specials.   1949: Papa Wemba [Wembadio Kikumba], Congolese singer, known as the "King of Rumba Rock", born in the Kasai region, Belgian Congo (d. 2016)   1950: Bart van Lier, Dutch trombonist, born in Haarlem.   1953: David Thomas, American singer and songwriter (Pere Ubu), born in Miami, Florida.   1956: King Diamond [Kim Petersen], Danish heavy metal musician (Merciful Fate, King Diamond), born in Copenhagen, Denmark.   1958: Brian David Willis, American rock drummer (Quarterflash - "Harden My Heart"), born in Portland, Oregon.   1958: Nick Van Ede, singer, with English rock band Cutting Crew, who scored the 1987 US No.1 & 1986 UK No.4 single 'I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight'.   1960: Gary Husband an English jazz and rock drummer, pianist Gary Husband who has worked with many artists including, Jeff Beck, Level 42, Jack Bruce, Gary Moore, Jimmy Nail, John McLaughlin.   1961: George O'Dowd, (Boy George), English singer, songwriter, DJ, fashion designer, and photographer. As lead singer of the Grammy and Brit Award-winning Culture Club, he scored the 1983 UK No.1 & 1984 US No.1 single 'Karma Chameleon' and global hits 'Do You Really Want To Hurt Me, and 'Time' (Clock of the Heart). As a solo artist, George had the 1987 UK No.1 single 'Everything I Own'. He became a coach on The Voice UK in 2016.   1963: Chris Degarmo, with American progressive heavy metal band Queensryche. Their 1994 album Promised Land went top 3 in the US.   1965: Trina Shoemaker, American mixer, record producer, and sound engineer (Queens of the Stone Age, Sheryl Crow), born in Joliet, Illinois.   1965: Nicolás Ledesma, Argentine pianist, tango composer, and bandleader, born in General Pico, La. Pampa, Argentina.   1971: Billy Myers an English rock singer-songwriter Billy Myers is known principally for her 1998 transatlantic, Desmond Child penned hit, 'Kiss the Rain'.   1973: Ceca Raznatovic, Serbian singer.   1974: Joshua Radin, American singer-songwriter. His songs have been used in numerous films and TV series including Bones, Scrubs, House, Grey's Anatomy, and One Tree Hill.   1975: Bob Nanna, American musician (Braid, Hey Mercedes, The City on Film). 1978: The-Dream [Terius Nash], American R&B singer, born in Rockingham, North Carolina.   1980: Mark ‘Pelli’ Pellizzer, musician, singer from Canadian reggae fusion band Magic! that had the 2014 US and UK No.1 hit single ‘Rude’, from their 2014 US Top 10 album Don't Kill the Magic.   1982: Lang Lang, a Chinese concert pianist (The Painted Veil, Berlin Philharmonic), born in Shenyang, China.   1984: English singer-songwriter Siobhan Donaghy, with British girl group Sugababes who had the 2002 UK No.1 single, 'Round Round'. In 2006, British Hit Singles & Albums named the Sugababes as the most successful female act of the 21st century with six UK No.1 singles and eighteen UK top ten hits. (side note: the web source says 1983, 1984 is the correct year)   1988: Kevin Mchale born Kevin Michael McHale is an American actor, singer, dancer, and radio personality. McHale, formerly of the boy band NLT, is known for his role as Artie Abrams in the Fox comedy-drama series Glee. He hosted the British panel shows Virtually Famous on E4, from 2014 to 2016.   1993: Gunna an American rapper, singer, and songwriter Gunna. He featured on 2020, hip-hop collective Internet Money single, ‘Lemonade’, featuring American singer Don Toliver and Nav. Until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Good Monday morning, as some of you may have noticed there was no GSOTD post yesterday, I will no longer be posting on Sundays I will be taking Sundays off from posting.  For GSOTD for today, there are five songs that will be added all by request. The first request comes from this Smooth Jazz artist here on @Pandora Phil Klein ( @philmobet ). I will be adding his final song to his collection of songs The Sweetest Part. This is Phil's 42nd song that will be added to the GSOTD post and playlist. Please be sure to give an ear to Phil's Smooth Jazz music, he also has some R&B and Soul as well. I have collected 12 of his songs to my own personal Jazz playlist. Phil's latest hit is called Sparks and Fascination, be sure to check that out as well. The next request comes from @marcy87, all four songs that have been requested come from a playlist called Bob's Birthday Playlist. You will find this playlist here in the community. 1) Stayin' Alive (From "Saturday Night Fever" Soundtrack) by The Bee Gees. 2) Another One Bites The Dust (Remastered 2011) by Queen. 3) Black Or White by Michael Jackson. 4) Travelin' Man by Ricky Nelson. Enjoy today's selections.    Vocal Jazz//Jazz: The Sweetest Part by Phil Klein ( @philmobet ). The Sweetest Part  Clif Payne is the vocalist for this Jazz piece, and on guitar is Michael Alverado.  A variety of performers from the contemporary Bay Area jazz scene join keyboardist Phil Klein on the album Cruise Control, a collection primarily composed of silky ballads. And be sure to check out his latest hit "Sparks and Fascination. (side note: Thanks for your music Phil).  Disco// Club dance: Stayin' Alive (From "Saturday Night Fever" Soundtrack) by The Bee Gees. Stayin' Alive (From "Saturday Night Fever" Soundtrack)   Saturday Night Fever is the soundtrack album from the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever starring John Travolta. The soundtrack was released on November 15, 1977. It is one of the best-selling albums in history, and remains the second-biggest-selling soundtrack of all time, after The Bodyguard, selling 40 million copies worldwide (double-disc album). Hard Rock: Another One Bites The Dust (Remastered 2011) by Queen. Another One Bites The Dust (Remastered 2011)   "Another One Bites the Dust" was used in a study to train medical professionals to provide the correct number of chest compressions per minute while performing CPR. The bassline has close to 110 beats per minute, and 100–120 chest compressions per minute are recommended by the British Heart Foundation and endorsed by the Resuscitation Council (UK). Disco: Black Or White by Michael Jackson. Black Or White   In Michael Jackson’s song “Black or White,” the song exemplifies and symbolizes many different things. His songs have reached out to many and with this song, “Black or White,” he has made an astonishing delivery. The theme of Jackson’s song was racism, and the title of his song was a symbol of his theme. Pop: Travelin' Man by Ricky Nelson. Travelin' Man  "Travelin' Man" is an American popular song, best known as a 1961 hit single sung by Ricky Nelson. Singer-songwriter Jerry Fuller wrote it with Sam Cooke in mind, but Cooke's manager was unimpressed and did not keep the demo, which eventually wound up being passed along to Nelson. His version reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was released as a double A-side with "Hello Mary Lou", which reached No. 9 on the same chart. In the United Kingdom, "Travelin' Man", coupled with "Hello Mary Lou", reached No. 2, becoming Nelson's biggest UK hit. Nelson is accompanied on the recording by the vocal quartet, The Jordanaires. Until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@Trcool thanks for posting this, I will be sure not to listen or add it to the GSOTD post and playlist. Take care and stay safe.  ... View more

For GSOTD for today, there are five songs all by request. The first two songs come from a Smooth Jazz artist here on @Pandora Phil Klein ( @philmobet ). 1). Caribbean Tease. 2). Serengeti Suite. The other request comes from @Pandora's very own @TannerPandora who has requested the final three songs for today. 1). Rock The Boat by The Hues Corporation. 2). Push It by Salt -n- Peppa. 3). Sure by Take That. Enjoy today's music.    Vocal Jazz: Caribbean Tease by Phil Klein ( @philmobet ).  Caribbean Tease,   The singer for Caribbean Tease is Patty Cathcart of Tuck and Patti. Tuck is playing guitar on the track, as well, and Aaron Smith on drums who played with the Temptations, and John Pierce on bass from Pablo Cruise.  R&B//Soul: Serengeti Suite by Phil Klein ( @philmobet ). Serengeti Suite   "I Hear Voices," the new CD, is a collection of vocal compositions featuring celebrated vocalist Clif Payne who sings lead and 12 tracks of vocal harmonies. From the San Francisco Bay Area.  Disco: Rock The Boat by The Hues Corporation. Rock The Boat   When the song was first released, it went months without getting radio airplay, but it wasn’t until the song became a disco\club music favorite in New York that it was picked up by Top 40 radio. Hues Corporation member St. Clair Lee said that the song “was a song you could do anything on. You could cuddle or you could get crazy if you wanted to. Hip-Hop// Pop rap: Push It by Salt -N- Peppa. Push It  "Push It" is a song by the hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa. It was released as the B-side of the "Tramp" single in 1987, and as its own single in 1988. It peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1988 and, after initially peaking at number 41 in the UK, it re-entered the charts after the group performed the track at Nelson Mandela's 70th birthday concert, eventually peaking at number two that summer. The song has also been certified Platinum by the RIAA. Europop//R&B: Sure by Take That.  Take That  "Sure" is a single by British boy band Take That, released as the lead single from their third studio album, Nobody Else. Released on 3 October 1994, it was a departure from their previous singles, featuring a heavier R&B sound than their previous dance-pop-oriented songs. It was written by Take That's lead singer Gary Barlow and fellow band members Robbie Williams and Mark Owen. The song became the band's fifth number one on the UK Singles Chart.  Until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@marcy87 great playlist, I will use some of these for the GSOTD post and playlist. I will also give you the credit for all the songs I choose for the GSOTD post. I will pick through these for tomorrow's post. Take care and stay safe.  ... View more

This Day In The History Of Music for this Saturday. Enjoy your weekend.   1903: The Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity is founded at the University of Michigan School of Music. 1909: "Shine On, Harvest Moon" by Ada Jones & Billy Murray hits #1. 1948: "Hold It!" closes at National Theater NYC after 46 performances.   1948: The musical "Sleepy Hollow" closes at St James Theater NYC after 12 performances.   1954: "Girl in Pink Tights" closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 115 performances.   1954: Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock" is originally released.   1964: The Beatles arrived in Adelaide, Australia, and were greeted by an estimated 250,000 fans, (the biggest welcome the band would ever receive), who lined the ten-mile route from the airport to the city center. The group gave their first four shows in Australia at the Centennial Hall, Adelaide over two nights, playing: I Saw Her Standing There, I Want To Hold Your Hand, All My Loving, She Loves You, Till There Was You, Roll Over Beethoven, Can't Buy Me Love, This Boy, Long Tall Sally and Twist, And Shout. Temporary member Jimmy Nicol was standing in for Ringo on drums who was recovering from having his tonsils removed.   1965: The Beatles were included in the Queen's birthday honors list to each receive the MBE. Protests poured into Buckingham Palace, MP Hector Dupuis said 'British Royalty has put me on the same level as a bunch of vulgar numbskulls'.   1965: "Bajour" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 232 performances.   1965: "I Had a BaIl" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 199 performances.   1965: The Supremes scored their fifth consecutive US No.1 single (they were the first American group to accomplish this feat), when 'Back In My Arms Again', went to the top of the charts.   1965: Sonny and Cher make their 1st TV appearance in "American Bandstand".   1966: Pink Floyd appeared at The Marquee Club in Wardour Street, London, England. It was at this show that future co-manager Peter Jenner saw the band live for the first time. Floyd went on to sign a management contract with Peter Jenner and Andrew King on 31st Oct of this year.   1967: Bob Dylan's album Greatest Hits peaked at No.10 in the US chart. The cover photograph of the album was taken by Rowland Scherman at Dylan's November 28th, 1965, concert in Washington, D.C., winning the 1967 Grammy award for Best Album Cover, Photography. The original album package also included Milton Glaser's now-familiar psychedelic poster depicting Dylan.   1970: David Bowie released the single 'Memory of a Free Festival', which featured guitarist Mick Ronson and drummer Mick Woodmansey's studio debut with Bowie's band, bringing together the line-up that would shortly record The Man Who Sold the World. The track also featured Marc Bolan on lead guitar and backing vocals.   1970: Rocker and blues singer Janis Joplin debuts in Kentucky.   1972: With the help of her mother, a barefooted Ronnie Spector left her husband Phil's Beverly Hills mansion for the last time, leaving behind her adopted sons, three-year-old Donté and six-year-old twins, Louis and Gary. Within days she filed for a divorce that would be granted in 1974.   1976: The Who, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Little Feat, Outlaws, and Streetwalkers all appeared at Swansea City Football Club, Swansea, Wales, Tickets cost £4 ($7).   1976: "Yes, Yes, Yes" by Bill Cosby hits #46.   1977: "Pippin" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 1944 performances.   1982: Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, and Gary 'US' Bonds all appeared at a rally for nuclear disarmament in Central Park, New York to over 450,000 fans.   1989: The Elvis Presley Autoland Museum opened at Graceland. The museum contained over 30 cars which were owned by Presley including his famous Pink Cadillac, Harley-Davidson motorcycles, Stutz Blackhawks, a 1975 Dino Ferrari, a 1956 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible, and the red MG that Elvis drove in the film Blue Hawaii.   1990: "Mariah Carey" debut album by Mariah Carey is released.   1993: "Three Little Pigs" by Green Jelly hits #17.   1999: It was reported that Oasis had paid Gary Glitter £200,000 ($340,000) as an out-of-court settlement after being accused of using the Gary Glitter lyric, 'Hello, hello, it's good to be back in the song 'Hello'.   2000: Sinead O'Connor announced that she was a lesbian. The mother of two told the American magazine Curve that she had been in the closet for years saying "I am a lesbian. I haven't been very open about that, I've gone out with blokes because I haven't necessarily been terribly comfortable about being a lesbian."   2002: 36th CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards: Dixie Chicks, Martina McBride & Kenny Chesney win.   2002: Clive Calder the man who is credited with discovering Britney Spears, sold his record company Zomba to BMG Music for $2 billion. Calder started Zomba in 1975 and had hits with Billy Ocean, Sam Fox, and Tight Fit.   2004: Lee Ryan from Blue was found guilty of criminal damage and ordered to pay £500 ($850) compensation for charges relating to an incident outside London nightclub 10 Rooms the previous December. Ryan admitted to throwing punches at a photographer after being bombarded by snappers when leaving the club but argued that he was provoked into doing so. Judge Caroline Tubbs accepted that Lee was acting in self-defense, so dismissed any assault charges.   2005: Pink Floyd announced they would reunite with former bassist Roger Waters, who left the band in 1985, on July 2 for the Live 8 London concert. This would be the first time the band had played together as a quartet since The Wall tour in 1981.   2006: Prince received a Webby Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his "visionary" use of the Internet; Prince was the first major artist to release an entire album, 1997's Crystal Ball, exclusively on the internet.   2008: Amy Winehouse performed an exclusive gig at a Moscow art gallery for Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich and his girlfriend Dasha Zhukova. It was reported that the singer was paid £1m for the gig at the launch of The Garage gallery, which has been set up by Ms. Zhukova.   2008: Coldplay releases their 4th studio album " Viva la Vida or Death" (winner of 3 Grammys).   2013: An inquest jury was told how Reggae star Smiley Culture had plunged a kitchen knife into his own chest after being arrested at his home in Surrey, England. Police had arrived to arrest the singer and search his premises as part of an inquiry into allegations of conspiring to import Class A drugs into the UK. The singer later died from his injuries.   2013: Mumford & Sons bassist Ted Dwane was rushed into hospital to have an operation to remove a blood clot on his brain. Scans revealed a blood clot on the surface of his brain that required an operation.   2017: Forbes releases Top 100 highest-paid entertainers list - Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs at No.1 with earnings of 130 million.  2019: Radiohead scuppered a blackmail attempt by releasing 18 hours of music recorded during the making of their classic album OK Computer. Tapes from the sessions had been stolen by hackers who demanded $150,000 for their return. Instead, the band released the tapes in full, with profits going to climate crisis activists Extinction Rebellion. "For £18 you can find out if we should have paid that ransom," said guitarist Jonny Greenwood in a statement.   2020: Welsh singer Ricky Valance died at his home in Spain at the age of 84. He became the first Welshman to have a solo UK No.1 hit with the song 'Tell Laura I Love Her' in 1960. The song tells the tragic story of a boy called Tommy and his love for a girl called Laura. It was considered controversial at the time and was reportedly banned from airplay by the BBC.   Born On This Day In The Music World:   1468: Juan del Encina, Spanish author, and composer, born in Encinas, Spain (d. 1529)   1842: Rikard Nordraak, Norwegian composer, born in Oslo, Norway (d.1866)   1857: Achille Simonetti, Italian violinist, and composer, born in Turin, Italy (d. 1928)   1874: Willem Landré, Dutch composer and music educator, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1948)   1876: Narciso Garay, Panamanian composer, born in Panama (d. 1953)  1885: Werner Erich Josten, German composer (Jungle), born in Elberfeld, Germany (d. 1963)   1892: John Donald Robb, American composer, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1989)   1897: Alexandre Tansman, Polish composer (Dyptique), born in Łódź, Poland (d. 1986)   1900: Amadeo Roldán, Cuban composer and violinist, born in Paris (d. 1939)   1903: Emmett Hardy, American jazz musician, born in Gretna, Louisiana (d. 1925)  1904: Eino Roiha, Finnish composer, born in Vyborg (d. 1955)   1907: Giorgio Nataletti, Italian composer, born in Rome, Italy (d. 1972)  1908: Marina Semyonova, Russian ballerina, born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (d. 2010)   1909: Archie Bleyer, American orchestra leader (Arthur Godfrey), born in Queens, New York (d. 1989)   1909: Mansel Treharne Thomas, Welsh composer, born in Tylorstown, Rhondda, Wales (d. 1986)   1914: Peter Lancelot Williams, an English dance journalist, born in Burton Joyce, Nottingham (d. 1995)  1914: Bill Kenny, American singer (The Bill Kenny Show), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)   1922: Leif Thybo, Danish composer and organist, born in Holstebro, Denmark (d. 2001)   1928: Richard Sherman, American composer and lyricist (The Sherman Brothers - Mary Poppins), born in NYC, New York.   1928: American traditional pop and big band singer Vic Damone, who had the 1958 UK No.1 & US No.4 single 'On The Street Where You Live'.   1930: Jim Nabors, American actor and singer (Gomer Pyle, Back Home Again in Indiana), born in Sylacauga, Alabama (d. 2017)   1941: Chick Corea an American jazz pianist, electric keyboardist, and composer Chick Corea who has worked with Miles Davis, Stanley Clarke, Bobby McFerrin. In the 1970s he formed the fusion band Return to Forever. Corea died of a rare form of cancer on February 9, 2021, at age 79.   1941: Roy Harper an English folk-rock singer, songwriter Roy Harper. Led Zeppelin wrote 'Hats Of To Roy Harper' featured on the bands' third album. In 2005, Harper was awarded the MOJO Hero Award, and in 2013 a Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.  1941: Reg Presley, singer, songwriter with English garage rock band The Troggs, who had the 1966 US No.1 & UK No.2 single 'Wild Thing' and the hits 'With a Girl Like You' and 'Love Is All Around' (which was covered by Wet Wet Wet in 1994, and stayed at No.1 in the UK for fifteen weeks). In 1990 Presley began to develop an interest in the paranormal, in particular crop circles. He used the royalties ‘Love Is All Around’ to fund his research into the area and outlined his findings in a book, Wild Things They Don't Tell Us, which was published in 2002. Presley died on 4th Feb 2013.   1942: Len Barry [Leonard Borisoff], American singer, songwriter, and producer (The Dovells - "Bristol Stomp"; solo - "1-2-3"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2020)   1944: Maurice Jackson, American singer (The Independents - "Leaving Me"), born in Chicago, Illinois.  1944: Harold Cowart, from John Fred and His Playboy Band who had the 1968 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)' which was a parodic play on the title of The Beatles' song 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.   1946: Eelco Gelling, Dutch blues guitarist (Cuby + Blizzards), born in Zwartsluis, Netherlands.   1948: Barry Bailey, from American southern rock band Atlanta Rhythm Section who had the 1977 US No.7 single 'So into You'.   1948: Lyn Collins [Gloria Lavern Collins], American soul singer (Think About It), born in Dime Box, Texas (d. 2005)   1949: John Wetton, bass, vocals, with Mogul Thrash, Family, King Crimson, Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry, Uriah Heep, and Wishbone Ash. Wetton died in his sleep at his home in Bournemouth, Dorset, the UK on 31 January 2017, from colon cancer.   1951: Bun E. Carlos [Brad Carlson], American rock drummer (Cheap Trick-Dream Police), born in Rockford, Illinois.   1951: Brad Delp, guitarist and singer with Boston who had the 1977 UK No,22 single 'More Than A Feeling' and the 1986 US No.1 single 'Amanda.' Delp committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning at his home in New Hampshire on March 9th, 2007.   1951: Bun E Carlos, the drummer from an American rock band, Cheap Trick, who had the 1979 hit single 'I Want You To Want Me', and the 1988 US No.1 single 'The Flame'.  1952: Junior Brown, country guitarist, and singer. Brown's signature instrument is the "guit-steel" double-neck guitar, a hybrid of electric guitar and lap steel guitar. In 1996 he won the CMA Country Music Video of the Year for his video, "My Wife Thinks You're Dead," which featured 6-foot-7-inch Gwendolyn Gillingham.   1952: Pete Fardon, bass player with English-American rock band The Pretenders, who had the 1980 UK No.1 single with ‘Brass In Pocket’. He died of a drug overdose on April 14th, 1983.  1952: Dale Krantz, American singer (Rossington-Collins Band)   1952: Oliver Knussen, British composer (Where the Wild Things Are, Chicara), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2018)   1953: Jonathan "Rocky" Burnette, American rock and roll vocalist ("Tired of Toein' the Line"), born in Memphis, Tennessee.   1957: Geri Allen, American jazz pianist, bandleader, composer, and educator, born in Pontiac, Michigan (d. 2017)   1958: Rebecca Holden, American actress and singer (Knight Rider), born in Dallas, Texas.  1959: John Linnell, accordion, keyboards, sax, from American alternative rock band They Might Be Giants, who scored the 1990 UK No.6 single, 'Birdhouse In Your Soul'. The band has won two Grammy Awards, one in 2002 for their song 'Boss of Me, and in 2009 for 'Here Come the 123s'.   1962: Paul Clark, English musician (The Bolshoi), born in Leeds, England.   1965: Cindy Lee Berryhill, American singer and songwriter (Baby), born in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California.   1965: Filip Topol, Czech singer-songwriter (Psí vojáci - Dog Soldiers), born in Prague (d. 2013)   1968: Bobby Sheehan, American bassist (Blues Traveler - "Run-Around"), born in Summit, New Jersey (d. 1999)   1969: Zsolt Daczi, Hungarian rock guitarist (Omen, Bikini), born in Kiskunhalas, Hungary (d. 2007)   1971: Peter Beets, Dutch jazz pianist (New York Trio), born in The Hague, Netherlands.   1977: Kenny Wayne Shepherd [Brobst], American blues-rock guitarist, born in Shreveport, Louisiana.   1979: Robyn Carlsson, a Swedish singer who had the 1998 UK No.8 single 'Show Me Love', and the 2007 UK No.1 single 'With Every Heartbeat'. 1981: John Gourley, American musician, singer, and songwriter (Portugal. The Man), born in Wasilla, Alaska. 1982: Ben Blackwell, American musician (The Dirtbombs), born in Detroit, Michigan. 1983: Josh Dies, American author and musician (Showbread), born in Savannah, Georgia. 1985: Tasha-Ray Evin, Canadian musician (Lillix) 1985: Chris Young, American country music singer, and songwriter, born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 1992: Allie DiMeco, American musician and actress (The Naked Brothers Band), born in Waterbury, Connecticut.   Until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@smileyteddy2006 have you considered the family plan? I believe you can add up to six on that plan. Take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Good Friday afternoon, This Day In The History Of Music for this Friday. Have a great relaxing weekend.    1960: Drummer Tommy Moore made the fateful decision to quit The Beatles and return to his job of driving a forklift at Garston bottle works. He was briefly replaced by Norman Chapman, who was called into National Service after just three gigs. After going drummerless and mostly jobless for a few weeks, the band hired Pete Best on August 12th, only one day before they were to go to Hamburg to play a string of club dates. (I would not be harsh in judging his decision after all the Beatles did split, and he did not lose his family from all the negatives that come with fame and fortune).  1962: The Beatles recorded a BBC radio program, "Here We Go", at the Playhouse Theatre in Manchester, in front of a studio audience composed largely of loyal Cavern fans. This was the last recording on which Pete Best played drums.   1962: "Julie & Carol at Carnegie Hall", musical comedy/variety television special with Julie Andrews & Carol Burnett premieres on CBS 1964: Chicago police break up Rolling Stones press conference.  1964: Queen Elizabeth orders Beatles to her birthday party, they attend. (I wonder what would have happened if they refused?) 1966: The Rolling Stones started a two-week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Paint It, Black', the group's third US No.1 single. Also a No.1 in the UK, it was the first No.1 single to feature a sitar on the recording. 1966: European radio stations mistakenly reported that The Who's lead singer Roger Daltrey was dead. Actually, it was guitarist Pete Townshend who had been injured in a car accident a few days earlier. 1966: "(I'm A) Road Runner" by Jr Walker & The All-Stars peaks at #20. 1966: "I Am A Rock" by Simon & Garfunkel peaks at #3. 1966: "Skyscraper" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 248 performances. 1966: "Sloop John B" by The Beach Boys hits #1 in the UK. 1966: "On A Clear Day You..." closes at Mark Hellinger NYC after 280 performances. 1966: Janis Joplin plays her 1st gig (San Francisco). 1967: Printed in this week's music weekly Melody Maker's ad's pages, 'Freaky lead guitarist, bass and drummer wanted for Marc Bolan's new group. Also any other astral flyers like with car's amplification and that which never grows in window boxes, phone Wimbledon 0697.' The band that formed Tyrannosaurus Rex, went on to release four underground folk albums before becoming known as T. Rex. 1969: The Beatles were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'The Ballad Of John and Yoko' the group's 17th UK No.1. The only two Beatles that played on the track were John Lennon and Paul McCartney. 1976: The Beatles' "Rock & Roll Music" LP is released in the USA. 1977: "I'm Your Boogie Man" by KC and the Sunshine Band peaks at #1. 1977: Joe Strummer and Topper Headon were detained overnight in prison in Newcastle upon Tyne having failed to appear at Morpeth Magistrates on May 21st. Both The Clash members were to answer a charge relating to the theft of a Holiday Inn pillowcase. They were both fined £100 ($170). 1983: "Always Something There To Remind Me" by Naked Eyes peaks at #8. 1983: "Cool Places" by Sparks & Jane Wiedlin peaks at #49. 1983: "Faithfully" by Journey peaks at #12. (What I love about this song is that it was written on a napkin on the band's tour bus while heading to Saratoga Springs N.Y.) Sometimes the story of how the song came into existence is just as good or even better than the song itself). This song was more than good enough to be at #1.  1983: "My Love" by Lionel Richie peaks at #5. (A one-time Commadore member). 1983: "Theme From Doctor Detroit" by Devo peaks at #59. ( The movie starred Dan Akroyd).  1983: "When I'm With You" by Sheriff peaks at #61. 1986: Amnesty International mega-concert. 1988: "Everything Your Heart Desires" by Daryl Hall & John Oates peaks at #3. 1988: "Rooty Toot Toot" by John Cougar Mellencamp peaks at #61. 1988: "We All Sleep Alone" by Cher peaks at #14. 1988: Nelson Mandellas's 70th birthday tribute took place in London, featuring Whitney Houston, Phil Collins, Dire Straits, Stevie Wonder, Tracy Chapman, George Michael, Eric Clapton, UB40, The Eurythmics, and Simple Minds. The event was broadcast live on BBC 2 to 40 different countries with an estimated audience of 1 billion. 1990:  HUN appoints Olivia Newton-John environmental ambassador (her song Physical was the song of the decade in the 1980s). 1991: Natalie Cole releases "Unforgettable...with Love", covering her father's standards, (Grammy Album of the Year). 1994: "Meet The Flintstones" by The B-52's (stylized as The B.C. 52's) from the 1994 film The Flintstones peaks at #33. 1997: Simply Red singer Mick Hucknall received a Master of Science Degree at UMIST, Manchester for his fund-raising work following an IRA bombing in the city the previous year. 2000: Aaliyah went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Try Again'. It became the first "airplay-only" song to reach No.1 on the US singles chart (no points from a commercial single release). 2002: "American Idol" created by Simon Fuller with judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson premieres on Fox. 2002: Sir Paul McCartney married Heather Mills at St Salvator Church, Ireland. Guests included Ringo Starr, David Gilmour, Jools Holland, and Chrissie Hynde. Heather walked down the aisle clutching a bouquet of 11 'McCartney' roses. Mills had first met McCartney at the Pride of Britain Awards event in London in April 1999, which McCartney had attended to present an award to an animal rights activist. Mills and McCartney separated on 17 May 2006 and when divorced Mills was eventually awarded a lump sum of £16.5m, together with assets of £7.8m. 2003: Adam Ant was arrested after going berserk and stripping off in a London cafe. The former 1980s pop star had thrown stones at neighbor's homes smashing windows before going to the nearby cafe. 2004: Courtney Love surrendered to US police after allegedly assaulting a woman at the home of her former manager and ex-boyfriend. Ms. Love was charged with assault with a deadly weapon. She was later released on bail. The charges related to an incident on 25 April 2004, when Ms. Love allegedly assaulted a woman with a bottle and a torch at the LA home of Jim Barber.  2005: Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin founding member, and guitarist, was awarded an OBE in the Queen of England's Birthday Honors list and Queen guitarist and founding member Brian May was awarded a CBE.   2008: The American Federation of Musicians filed a federal lawsuit against the producers of American Idol, claiming musicians were underpaid because the show’s live music was re-recorded for re-runs. The union filed the suit seeking unspecified damages in the US District Court in Los Angeles, alleging that American Idol Productions Inc. and its subsidiary Tick Tock Productions Inc. violated a collective bargaining agreement.   2009: Peter Doherty was released on £50,000 bail to await trial accused of driving dangerously after a gig. The Babyshambles frontman was stopped after police saw a car being driven erratically in Gloucester. The 30-year-old appeared at Stroud Magistrates' Court and pleaded guilty to possessing heroin and to having no driving license or insurance.   2011: Pink Floyd 1973 album The Dark Side Of The Moon, re-entered the Billboard Album chart at No. 47, and reached the milestone of 1,000 weeks on Billboard's charts. The album which was released in 1973 has done consistently well reaching No.1 on more than one occasion.   2015: The Kinks frontman and principal songwriter Ray Davies was awarded a London Legend Award at a ceremony held at the Camden Roundhouse. Davies said: “I accept this on behalf of all the young writers coming through, all the young people embarking on careers and as a symbol of the future.”   2016: Singer Christina Grimmie, who had competed on the US TV program The Voice, died of her wounds after being shot in Florida. A man opened fire on her when she was signing autographs after a concert in Orlando. The assailant who was tackled by Ms. Grimmie's brother then shot and killed himself. The 22-year-old singer died in a local hospital.   2017: 71st Tony Awards: "Dear Evan Hansen" best musical, "Oslo" best play.   2018: 72nd Tony Awards: "The Band's Visit" best musical, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" best play.   2019: Led Zeppelin-An 11-judge panel from the Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals decided to review its decision on whether Led Zeppelin plagiarized 'Stairway To Heaven' from the opening guitar riff on Spirit’s 1968 track 'Taurus'. In June 2016, a Los Angeles jury ruled that Zeppelin was not guilty of any copyright infringement.   2019: "The New York Times" reveals an estimated 500,000 song titles, including masters of Chuck Berry, Louis Armstrong, and Ella Fitzgerald, lost in the 2008 warehouse fire on Universal backlot in Los Angeles... Born On This Day In The Music World:    1672: Francesco Antonio Bonporti, Italian priest and amateur composer, born in Padua, Italy (d. 1749)   1697: Francesco Antonio Vallotti, Italian organist, composer, and theorist, born in Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy (d. 1780)   1704: José António Carlos de Seixas, Portuguese composer, born in Coimbra, Portugal (d. 1742)   1740: Luigi Gatti, Italian composer, born in Lazise, Verona (d. 1817)   1849: Joseph Vezina, Quebec composer, born in Quebec City (d. 1924)   1861: Sigismund Vladislavovich Zaremba, Ukrainian-Russian composer, born in Zhytomyr, Ukraine (d. 1915)   1864: Richard Strauss, German composer (Also Sprach Zarathustra, Don Quixote), born in Munich, Germany (d. 1949).   1874: Richard Stöhr, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1967)   1899: George Frederick McKay, American composer, born in Harrington, Washington (d. 1970)   1902: Vissarion Yakovlevich Shebalin, Soviet composer, born in Omsk, Russia (d. 1963)   1904: Clarence "Pinetop" Smith, American jazz pianist and singer (Boogie Woogie Piano), born in Troy, Alabama (d. 1929)   1904: Emil František Burian, Czech author, and composer, born in Plzeň, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (d. 1959)   1904: Alan Roth, American orchestra leader (Milton Berle Show), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1972)   1907: Marino Barreto, Cuban pianist, and singer, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1995)   1910: Carmine Coppola, American composer and conductor (The Godfather II, Apocalypse Now), born in NYC, New York (d. 1991)   1912: Mukhtar Ashrafi, Soviet-Uzbek composer, born in Bukhara, Uzbekistan (d. 1975)   1920: Hazel Scott, Trinidadian singer, and pianist, born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, and Tobago (d. 1981) 1920: Shelly Manne, American 'West Coast' jazz and session drummer, percussionist, composer, and bandleader, born in New York City (d. 1984)   1922: Tony Charmoli, American dancer, choreographer, and director (Dinah Shore, Danny Kaye), born in Mountain Iron, Minnesota.    1926: Brother Dave Gardner, American comedian, drummer, and singer, born in Jackson, Tennessee (d. 1983) 1926: Carlisle Floyd, American opera composer (Slow Dusk), born in Latta, South Carolina.    1927: Beryl Grey, English prima ballerina, born in Highgate, London.    1927: Josef Anton Reidl, German composer, born in Munich, Germany (d. 2016)   1929: Lennie Niehaus, American jazz saxophonist and film composer (Clint Eastwood films), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2020)   1931: Audrey Schuh, American operatic soprano, born in New Orleans, Louisiana.   1934: James "Pookie" Hudson the lead singer of the fifties doo-wop group The Spaniels. Their 1954 hit 'Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite' was featured in such films as Three Men and a Baby and American Graffiti. The Spaniels became one of the first artists to sign with Vee-Jay Records, the first large, independent African-American-owned record label. Hudson died on 16th January 2007.   1936: Jud Strunk, American singer and comedian (Laugh-In), born in Jamestown, New York (d. 1981)   1939: Wilma Burgess, American country-pop singer, born in Orlando, Florida (d. 2003)   1939: Bernard Purdie, American session drummer, born in Elkton, Maryland.   1940: Joseph DiNicola, from American group Joey and the Starlighters. who scored the 1962 US No.1 single 'Peppermint Twist, Part 1'. Jimi Hendrix was a member of the band in 1964.   1947: Glenn Leonard, American R&B and soul singer with The Temptations, from 1975 to 1983.   1947: Richard Palmer-James, an English musician who worked with King Crimson in the early 1970s and was a founding member of Supertramp; he sang vocals and wrote the lyrics for their self-titled debut album.   1948: Skip Alan, English drummer (Them, Pretty Things), born in Westminster, London.   1948: Lynsey de Paul, British singer and actress (Sugar Me), born in London (d. 2014)   1949: Frank Beard, American drummer with ZZ Top, who had the 1984 US No.8 & 1985 UK No.16 single 'Legs'. Beard is notable for being the only musician in the band without a long beard, an ironic fact considering his last name. The band has had global album sales in excess of 50 million as of 2014.   1950: Graham Russell, Australian rock vocalist (Air Supply), born in Melbourne, Victoria.   1951: Lynsey De Paul, UK singer, songwriter, who scored the 1972 UK No.5 single 'Sugar Me'. She became the first woman to win an Ivor Novello songwriting award.   1952: Donnie Van Zant, American rock vocalist, a guitarist best known as having been a member of 38 Special, from its formation in 1974 until 2013. He is the middle of three brothers: his older brother Ronnie was the original lead singer for Lynyrd Skynyrd who died in a 1977 plane crash.   1954: American vocalist, songwriter Johnny Neel who has worked with The Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule, Michael McDonald, and Dickey Betts.   1956: Jamaaladeen Tacuma [Rudy McDaniel], American jazz bassist (Ornette Coleman), born in Hempstead, New York.   1958: English drummer Kevin Wilkinson who worked with Howard Jones, The League of Gentlemen, The Waterboys, China Crisis, and Squeeze. Wilkinson committed suicide on 17 July 1999, aged 41, by hanging himself in the family home.   1958: Barry Adamson, an English musician who has worked with Magazine, Visage, Pete Shelley, The Birthday Party, Nick Cave, and the Bad Seeds, and the electro musicians Pan sonic.   1960: Nick Hallam, DJ, producer, co-founder of Gee Street Records, and a member of Stereo MCs who had the 1992 UK No.12 single 'Step It Up'.   1961: Robert Birch, singer with British hip hop/electronic dance group Stereo MCs who had the 1992 UK No.12 single 'Step It Up'.   1964: American singer-songwriter Penny Ford from Eurodance group Snap! Their debut album World Power (1990), sold over 7 million copies worldwide and became one of the most successful dance albums to date, and contained the No.1 hit 'The Power'.   1965: Gioia Bruno, Italian-American rocker (Exposé), born in Bari, Puglia, Italy.   1969: Nancy Blogg, Swiss dancer (Josephine)   1969: Steven Drozd, American musician, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter for the Flaming Lips and Electric Würms. The Flaming Lips 1999 release The Soft Bulletin was NME magazine's Album of the Year and the group has won three Grammy Awards.  1970: Chris Rice, American singer-songwriter, born in Clinton, Maryland.   1976: Tai Anderson, American musician (bass player for Third Day), born in Georgia.   1985: Chris Trousdale, American pop singer, and dancer, born in New Port Richey, Florida   1985: Josh Ramsay, Canadian singer and songwriter (Marianas Trench), born in Vancouver, British Columbia.   1987: Dappy, English singer, songwriter, rapper, and actor, best known for being the lead singer of grime trio N-Dubz. 1987: TiA, a Japanese pop singer (Ryuusei), born in Yokohama, Japan. Until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Good Friday happy morning, and happy you should be, the weekend is here. For GSOTD for this Friday I will be adding six songs, all six are by request. The first two songs come from Phil Klein ( @philmobet ) a Smooth Jazz artist here on @Pandora. 1). Hatikvah (Remastered). 2). With and Without You. The next comes from @BellaSwan both songs of choice are from a playlist they submitted here in the community. 1). Zero To Hero by Ariana Grande. 2). Good To Be Home by Coco Jones. The final two songs also come from a playlist that was submitted here in the community, the creator of that playlist is @QueenElenaBella 1). My Once Upon A Time by Dove Cameron. 2). Do What You Gotta Do by Dove Cameron & Cheyenne Jackson. Be sure to check out the playlists, enjoy the music.    Instrumental:  Hatikvah (Remastered) by Phil Klein ( @philmobet ) Hatikvah (Remastered)    In 1897, at the First Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland, the delegates joined in a rousing rendition of the song “Hatikvah.” The beloved Zionist hymn would come to be known among generations of Jews around the world as the Jewish national anthem. Yet it was not until 2004 that the Israeli government officially designated “Hatikvah” as the country’s national anthem. Between these two facts lies the curious tale of one of the most important songs in modern Jewish history. Phil Klein has taken this piece of historic history and turned it into an instrumental masterpiece. Be sure to check it out, you will not be disappointed.  Instrumental Jazz//Smooth Jazz: With and Without You by Phil Klein ( @philmobet ).  With and Without You   With and Without You - Single by Phil Klein Composer/Keyboardist. San Francisco Bay Area Discography.  Pop: Zero To Hero by Ariana Grande Zero To Hero  · "Zero To Hero" is a song from the Disney movie Hercules that was sung by Ariana Grande for the album We Love Disney. It was announced by Grande's Team on Fahlo and Rap-Up News. Movie Soundtrack//Easy Listening: Go To Be Home by Coco Jones. Good To Be Home   Coco Jones. Courtney "Coco" Jones (born January 4, 1998) is an American actress, pop singer, rapper, and dancer. She was born in Columbia, South Carolina, but raised in Lebanon, Tennessee. Musical: My Once Upon A Time by Dove Cameron. My Once Upon A Time  “My Once Upon a Time” is a soaring Broadway-style ballad where Mal comes to terms with her wrong actions throughout Descendants 3 and takes personal responsibility for them, rather than blaming her upbringing. She asserts she will take charge of her narrative to change her story. Melodic Rock: Do What You Gotta Do by Dove Cameron & Cheyenne Jackson. Do What You Gotta Do   Dove Cameron & Cheyenne Jackson Lyrics. "Do What You Gotta Do". (from "Descendants 3" soundtrack). Until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

This Day In The History Of Music for this Thursday. Have a great night.    1818: Pesaro opera theater opens with Gioachino Rossini's "La gaza ladra". 1865: Richard Wagner's opera "Tristan und Isolde" premieres in Munich, Germany. 1956: American singer, actor Pat Boone was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'I'll Be Home.' Boone scored over 30 UK Top 40 hit singles during the 50s and early 60s and was the second-biggest charting artist behind only Elvis Presley. 1964: On their first world tour The Beatles took a flight from Hong Kong to Australia making an unscheduled fuel stop in Darwin, where over 400 fans greeted their aircraft. The Beatles then flew on to Sydney, where they arrive in the middle of a heavy downpour. The group was required to appear in an open-top truck in the pouring rain to wave at the 1,000's of fans greeting them at the airport. 1964: The first edition of the official The Rolling Stones book was issued, priced at one and six, (the publication ran for 30 issues). Also on this day, at producers, Phil Spector’s suggestion, The Stones recorded 'It's All Over Now, 'I Can’t Be Satisfied' and 'Time Is On My Side' at Chess studios in Chicago. During the day, the Stones got to meet, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Buddy Guy, and Chuck Berry. 1966: The Monkees' first recording sessions took place. These sessions featured members of the Wrecking Crew, a group of studio musicians in Los Angeles but proved to be unsuccessful. 1966: Steve Marriott of the Small Faces collapsed while performing on the UK TV show Ready Steady Go! The group was forced to cancel the following weeks' gigs. 1966: Beatles "Paperback Writer" is released in the UK. 1966: Beatles record "Rain" 1st to use reverse tapes. 1966: Janis Joplin's 1st live concert (Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco). 1967: 15,000 attend Fantasy Faire and Magic Mountain Music Festival, California. 1972: The Rolling Stones double album Exile on Main Street went to No.1 on the UK chart, the band's seventh UK No.1 album. In 2010, the re-released album entered the UK chart at No.1, almost 38 years to the week after it first occupied that position. The Rolling Stones are the first act to ever have a studio album return to No.1 after it was first released.   1972: "Too Young" single released by Donny Osmond.   1974: "Feel Like Makin' Love" single released by Roberta Flack (Billboard Song of the Year 1974).   1975: The Eagles released their fourth studio album One of These Nights which became the Eagles' first No.1 album on Billboard's chart. The album produced three top 10 singles 'One of These Nights, 'Lyin' Eyes', and 'Take It to the Limit'.   1977: Joe Strummer and Nicky Headon from The Clash were each fined £5 ($8.50) by a London court for spray-painting The Clash on a wall.   1978: John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'You're The One That I Want' also No.1 in the UK.   1982: Addie Harris from The Shirelles died of a heart attack after a show in Atlanta. 1961 US No.1 & UK No.4 single 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow. Became the first all-girl group to have a number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100.   1983: Chris Sievey of UK group The Freshies released the first computer game single. When played on a Sinclair ZX 81 computer via a record deck the lyrics of the song came on the screen.   1985: 19th Music City News Country Awards: Statler Brothers, Barbara Mandrell win.   1989: Jason Donovan was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with his version of the Brian Hyland 1962 hit 'Sealed With A Kiss'. Donovan became the first Australian act to enter the UK charts at No.1.   1990: "Accomplice" closes at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC after 52 performances.   1990: Musical "Meet Me In St Louis", based on the 1944 film, closes at Gershwin Theater, NYC, after 253 performances.   1990: Rap group 2 Live Crew members arrested in Florida for obscenity.   1991: Temptations member Eddie Kendricks was arrested while attending the funeral of soul singer David Ruffin in Detroit on charges of owing $26,000 ($15,294) in child support.   1992: "Price" opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 47 performances.   1993: Irish singer Sinead O’Connor took out a full-page ad in the Irish Times asking the public to "stop hurting me please." She blamed her troubles on the abuse she suffered as a child. O'Connor was still being criticized for ripping up a picture of the Pope during an appearance on Saturday Night Live the previous October.   1993: "She Loves Me" opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 61 performances.   1995: "Month in the Country" closes at Roundabout Theater NYC after 79 performances.   1996: 30th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson wins.   2001: Radiohead went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Amnesiac'. The band's fifth studio album debuted at No.2 on the US Billboard 200 and produced three singles, 'Pyramid Song', 'I Might Be Wrong' and 'Knives Out.   2004: US singer, songwriter Ray Charles died aged 73. Glaucoma rendered Charles blind at the age of six. He scored the 1962 UK & US No.1 single 'I Can't Stop Loving You' plus over 30 other US Top 40 singles and the 2005 US No.1 album 'Genius Loves Company.' Charles who was married twice and fathered twelve children by nine different women appeared in the 1980 hit movie, The Blues Brothers was also the winner of 17 Grammy Awards.   2006: The surviving members of Led Zeppelin met at a secret rehearsal space in England to run through songs for the forthcoming 02 Arena benefit tribute to Atlantic Records co-founder, the late Ahmet Ertegun. It was the first time the three members had been in the same room with instruments since their four-song set at Led Zeppelin's 1995 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.   2007: Novelty dance song "I'm a Gummy Bear" by German band Gummibär released.   2007: Rihanna went to No.1 on the UK album chart with her third album Good Girl Gone Bad, featuring the single ‘Umbrella’. which spent 10 consecutive weeks at No.1 in the UK making it the longest-running No.1 single since Wet Wet Wet's ‘Love Is All Around'.   2007: The Rolling Stones played their first UK festival in over 30 years when they appeared at the Isle of Wight Festival. The Stones arrived at the Isle of Wight on their own privately chartered ferry for their 200-strong entourage including five Winnebago trailers and a private security team. The Stone's last UK festival appearance was Knebworth Fair in 1976.   2007: R. Kelly was at No.1 on the US album chart with Double Up. His eleventh studio album featured guest appearances by Snoop Dogg, Nelly, T.I., Usher, Huey, Ludacris, and Kid Rock.   2009: Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page was inducted into the Mojo Hall Of Fame at the magazine's award ceremony. Singer Richard Hawley won the best album prize, while Kasabian's single ‘Fire’ was named song of the year. Mojo had become the best-selling music magazine in the UK, selling more than twice as many copies as NME. A further 16 honorary prizes were handed out. They included the classic album award, which went to The Stone Roses for their 1989 self-titled debut LP, and veteran space rockers Hawkwind accepted the Mojo Maverick honor.   2016: Rod Stewart was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for services to music and charity. Stewart said: "I've led a wonderful life and have had a tremendous career thanks to the generous support of the great British public. This monumental honor has topped it off and I couldn't ask for anything more."   2019: Ed Sheeran was the most played artist in the UK in 2018, while ‘Feel It Still by Portugal The Man was 2018's most played song. Sheeran topped the chart despite not releasing new music; and without an entry in the Top 10 most-played tracks, suggesting his entire catalog of hits remains on rotation on the radio. It was the third time in four years that he's been the UK's most played artist. Calvin Harris came second and Little Mix was third.   Born On This Day In the Music World:   1781: Giovanni Battista Polledro, Italian composer, born in Piovà Massaia, Italy (d. 1853) 1790: Joseph Daussoigne-Méhul, French composer, born in Givet, France (d. 1875) 1831: W. A. Remy [Wilhelm Mayer], Austro-Bohemian composer, born in Prague (d. 1898)   1843: Heinrich von Herzogenberg, Austrian composer, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1900)   1879: Benjamin Lambord, American composer, born in Portland, Maine (d. 1915)   1890: Powell Weaver, American composer, born in Clearfield, Pennsylvania (d. 1951)   1891: Al Dubin, Swiss-American lyricist ("Tiptoe Through The Tulips"; "I Only Have Eyes For You"; "You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me"), born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1945)   1893: Franz Andre, Belgian conductor, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1975)   1894: Pavel Bořkovec, Czech composer (Suite for Piano), born in Prague, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1972)   1901: Frederick Loewe [Friedrich Löwe], Austrian-born American composer (My Fair Lady; Camelot), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1988)   1902: Gaston Brenta, Belgian composer, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1969)   1906: Janos Viski, Hungarian composer, born in Kolozsvár (d. 1961)   1909: Erwin Dressel, German composer, born in Berlin (d. 1972)   1910: Chester Burnett, (Howlin Wolf) Chicago blues singer, guitarist, and harmonica player. Several of his songs, including 'Smokestack Lightnin'', 'Back Door Man', 'Killing Floor' and 'Spoonful', have become blues and blues-rock standards. He died from cancer on January 10th, 1976.   1910: Robert Still, English composer, born in London (d. 1971)   1911: Ralph Kirkpatrick, American musician, musicologist, and harpsichordist (Domenico Scarlatti), born in Leominster, Massachusetts (d. 1984)   1913: John Edmunds, American composer, born in San Francisco, California (d. 1986)   1913: Thor Johnson, American conductor (Cincinnati Symphony, 1947-58; Nashville Symphony, 1967-75), born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin (d. 1975)   1913: Tikhon Nikolayevich Khrennikov, Soviet composer and leader of the Union of Soviet Composers, born in Yelets, Russia (d. 2007)   1915: Oscar Comras, drummer (namesake of Comras Mall in Bronx Park), born in The Bronx, New York.   1920: Zbyněk Vostřák, Czech composer (While We Are Falling Asleep), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 1985)   1922: Judy Garland singer, actress. Played Dorothy in the 1939 film 'Wizard Of Oz' sang 'Over The Rainbow' in the film, 1961 US No.1 comeback album 'Judy At Carnegie Hall'. 'Over The Rainbow' was voted the 'Song Of The Century' in a 2001 poll published in America. She died June 22nd, 1969 of a barbiturate overdose.   1925: Don Costa, American composer (Hello, Dolly!) and record producer (Sinatra and Strings, My Way), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1983)   1929: Harald Juhnke, German actor, comedian, and entertainer (Guitars of Love, Schtonk), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2005)   1929: Vasile Herman, Romanian pianist, and composer, born in Satu Mare, Romania (d. 2010)   1931: João Gilberto, Brazilian singer, guitarist and 'father of bossa nova' (Getz/Gilberto, Grammy Award for Album of the Year 1965), born in Juazeiro, Bahia (d. 2019)   1931: M S Gopalakrishnan, Indian Carnatic violinist, born in Mylapore, Chennai, British India (d. 2013)   1934: Nicolas Roussakis, American composer, born in Athens, Greece (d. 1994)   1934: American singer Gerald Gregory from Fifties doo-wop group The Spaniels. Their 1954 hit 'Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite' was featured in such films as Three Men and a Baby and American Graffiti. The Spaniels became one of the first artists to sign with Vee-Jay Records, the first large, independent Afro-American-owned record label. He died on 12 February 1999.   1940: John William Stevens, jazz drummer   1941: Harry Muskee, Dutch rock vocalist (Cuby & Blizzards)   1941: Shirley Owens, singer with American girl group The Shirelles, notable for their popularity in the early 1960s. They were the first all-female black group to have a No.1 hit record with 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow' in 1961.   1941: Mickey Jones, American drummer (Trini Lopez; The First Edition; Bob Dylan), and actor (Home Improvement: Tin Cup; Justified), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2018)   1942: Janet Vogel, American doo-wop soprano (Skyliners - “Since I Don’t Have You”), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.   1944: Rick Price with British rock band The Move who had the 1969 UK No.1 single 'Blackberry Way' and hits with 'I Can Hear The Grass Grow', 'Flowers in the Rain' and 'Fire Brigade'.   1945: Martin Wesley-Smith, Australian composer, born in Adelaide, Australia.   1954: Richard "Rich" Hall, American comedian, writer, and musician (Saturday Night Live, Fridays, Not Necessarily the News), born in Alexandria, Virginia.   1961: Maxi Priest [Max Elliott], Jamaican/English singer (Wild World)  1961: Kim Deal, American singer, songwriter, and musician who with American alternative rock band Pixies, released the 1988 album Surfer Rosa. She was also a member of The Breeders, with Tanya Donelly, Josephine Wiggs, and her identical twin sister Kelley Deal and later performed with The Amps.   1961: Mark Shaw, singer, with English rock band Then Jerico who had the 1989 UK No.13 single 'Big Area'.   1964: Emma Anderson, guitarist with the British alternative rock band Lush who had the 1996 UK No.21 single 'Single Girl'.   1964: Jimmy Chamberlin, drummer with American alternative rock band, Smashing Pumpkins who had the 1995 US No.1 album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.   1965: Joey Santiago, guitarist with American alternative rock band Pixies, released the 1988 album Surfer Rosa. They influenced bands such as Nirvana, Radiohead, Bush, Blur, and Weezer.   1967: Human Beatbox [Darren Robinson], rocker (Fat Boys-Jail House Rock)   1967: Emma Anderson, British guitarist, and songwriter (Lush, Sing-Sing)   1967: Darren Robinson, (Human Breathbox), Rapper, The Fat Boys, (1988 UK No.2 single 'Wipe-out'). He was also known as Buffy, The Human Beat Box, and DJ Doctor Nice. He, along with Doug E. Fresh and others, was pioneers of beatboxing, a form of vocal percussion used in many rap groups throughout the 1980s and 1990s. He died on 10th December 1995 at age 28.   1968: The D.O.C. [Tracy Curry], American rapper and producer (N.W.A.), born in Dallas, Texas.   1970: Mike Doughty, American singer.   1971: (Joel) "Jo-Jo" Hailey, American R&B singer (Jodeci - "Come And Talk To Me"; "Cry For You"), born in Monroe, North Carolina.   1973: American singer-songwriter Faith Evans who had the 1997 US & UK No.1 single with Puff Daddy 'I'll Be Missing You', and the 2000 UK hit single with Whitney Houston 'Heartbreak Hotel'.   1977: Takako Matsu, Japanese singer, and actress.   1977: Nergal [Adam Darski], Polish heavy metal singer, guitarist, bandleader, and songwriter (Behemoth), born in Gdynia, Poland.   1979: Lee Brice, American country singer and songwriter (Love Like Crazy, Hard to Love), born in Sumter, South Carolina.   1981: Hoku, American singer, and actress.   1987: Ghanaian-English rapper, singer, Tinchy Stryder, (Kwasi Danquah). Stryder has released three solo studio albums, Star in the Hood (2007), Catch 22 (2009), and Third Strike (2010). Stryder's business ventures include the clothing line Star in the Hood, the Cloud 9 X Goji headphone and audio equipment range in collaboration with Goji Electronics. 1989: Joel Corry, British DJ, producer, and television personality. ‘Head & Heart’ which features MNEK on vocals, spent six weeks at No.1 in the UK Singles Chart in 2020. Until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

For GSOTD for this Thursday, there are two songs that will be added by request, this request comes from Smooth Jazz artist here on @Pandora by Phil Klein ( @philmobet ). 1). Pirates In Love. 2). Kol Nidre and Variations. I will conclude by adding the last three songs. Enjoy the music.    Jazz: Pirates In Love by Phil Klein ( @philmobet ).  Pirates In Love   Phil Klein, Category: Artist, Albums: I Hear Voices, Phil Klein, In the Hour of Shadows and Whispers, Singles: Mind Field, Good Night Alyce, Metamorphosis in A, Shadows and Whispers, God Bless the Child Reimagined, Top Tracks: The Sweetest Part, Pirates in Love, The Secret in Your Eyes. (Side Note: I have collected 12 of Phil Kleins Jazz songs for my own personal collection, you will be glad you did as well, great talent.)  Instrumental Jazz: Kol Nidre and Variations by Phil Klein ( @philmobet ).  Kol Nidre and Variations the melody to which the Kol Nidre is sung in the Ashkenazic (German) rite became famous when the Protestant composer Max Bruch used it (1880) as the basis for variations for cello. The melody is widely popular because of its plaintive and appealing qualities and can be heard in several variations in different localities. "Kol Nidre and Variations" orchestrated by Phil Klein. What a masterpiece.  Bedroom pop, Indie pop, & Power pop: Driver License (clean) by Olivia Rodrigo.  Drivers License (clean)   "Drivers License" received universal critical acclaim. Clash critic Robin Murray dubbed the song a "sensational pop statement, an impeccable melodic moment right from the off". He praised its firm songwriting and atmospheric production. Pop-rock: This Is Me by Demi Lovato & Joe Jonas. This Is Me   "This Is Me" is a song performed by Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas from the 2008 Disney Channel television film Camp Rock and was featured on the soundtrack of the same name as the fourth single. It premiered on Radio Disney on June 6, 2008, and was released by Walt Disney Records onto the iTunes Store on June 17, 2008. A live version is also included on Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience. The single has sold 945,000 digital copies to date.  Dream Pop//Alternative Dance. Obsessed by Hatchie.  Obsessed  Harriette Pilbeam (born 4 May 1993), known professionally as Hatchie, is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. She released her debut EP, Sugar & Spice, in 2018 and her debut studio album Keepsake on 21 June 2019. Until sometime tomorrow, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@TannerPandora nice throwback selections, I will be sure to add some of these to the GSOTD playlist for Saturday. I already have my plate full for today as well as tomorrow. Take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@BellaSwan thank you for sharing your playlist. I will go through and pick some songs to add to the GSOTD (Genre Songs Of The Day) post and playlist. I will try and get a couple added for tomorrow's post and playlist. I already have the songs I need for today. Whatever songs I choose from your playlist I will be sure to mention you in the post as well. Take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@QueenElenaBella thank you for sharing your playlist. I will go through and pick a couple of songs from it and add them to the GSOTD (Genre Songs Of The Day) post and playlist. I already have the songs picked for today, but I will a couple to tomorrow's post. I will also mention you for the songs. Take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@AlyssaPandora I just watched a movie with Rami Malek and Denzel Washington, it was a great crime thriller as well. So I will check out this podcast as well. Thanks for sharing your podcast. Take care and stay safe. ... View more

@AdamPandora thank you, dear friend, for your support, and for your response. I love doing it, and it is great fun. Besides, it keeps me out of possible mischief. lol...take care @AdamPandora and stay safe.  ... View more